Illegal Hoardings In Mumbai

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said he has directed the authorities to remove illegal hoardings in Mumbai and other parts of the state, and asked them to register cases against those responsible for such tragedies.

Over 100 notices have been issued against Mumbai businessman Bhavesh Bhinde, whose company installed - illegally, city officials have claimed - the hoarding in Ghatkopar that collapsed last week, killing 16 people.

The Greater Chennai Corporation has removed 460 hoardings in a crackdown on unauthorised and illegal hoardings following the tragic fall of a large hoarding in Mumbai that killed 14 people at a petrol station.

After the billboard illegally erected by his company fell during the storm in Mumbai's Ghatkopar on Monday, killing 14 people and injuring at least 74 others, a case has been filed against Bhavesh Bhinde for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday rebuked the Maharashtra government for failing to act against illegal hoardings and banners, and said Mumbai residents want to get rid of such outdoor signs that deface the metropolis.

Tax officials are conducting large and simultaneous raids in four different cities including Delhi and Mumbai to find people hoarding large amounts of the 500 and 1,000 rupee notes that can no longer be used for transactions.

The Bombay High Court today warned political parties of contempt action for putting up illegal hoardings, posters and banners across Maharashtra despite an undertaking given by them that they would not do so.

Mumbai and other cities across Maharashtra will now be free from illegal political hoardings. An estimated 15,000 illegal hoardings have been removed in just 24 hours by civic bodies across the state after the Bombay High Court cracked the whip - remove them by Thursday or face action, it said.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC today informed the Bombay High Court that it has removed more than 5,000 illegal hoardings from the city in a day-long drive yesterday. Over 10,000 hoardings were removed from the rest of Maharashtra.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said he has directed the authorities to remove illegal hoardings in Mumbai and other parts of the state, and asked them to register cases against those responsible for such tragedies.

Over 100 notices have been issued against Mumbai businessman Bhavesh Bhinde, whose company installed - illegally, city officials have claimed - the hoarding in Ghatkopar that collapsed last week, killing 16 people.

The Greater Chennai Corporation has removed 460 hoardings in a crackdown on unauthorised and illegal hoardings following the tragic fall of a large hoarding in Mumbai that killed 14 people at a petrol station.

After the billboard illegally erected by his company fell during the storm in Mumbai's Ghatkopar on Monday, killing 14 people and injuring at least 74 others, a case has been filed against Bhavesh Bhinde for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday rebuked the Maharashtra government for failing to act against illegal hoardings and banners, and said Mumbai residents want to get rid of such outdoor signs that deface the metropolis.

Tax officials are conducting large and simultaneous raids in four different cities including Delhi and Mumbai to find people hoarding large amounts of the 500 and 1,000 rupee notes that can no longer be used for transactions.

The Bombay High Court today warned political parties of contempt action for putting up illegal hoardings, posters and banners across Maharashtra despite an undertaking given by them that they would not do so.

Mumbai and other cities across Maharashtra will now be free from illegal political hoardings. An estimated 15,000 illegal hoardings have been removed in just 24 hours by civic bodies across the state after the Bombay High Court cracked the whip - remove them by Thursday or face action, it said.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC today informed the Bombay High Court that it has removed more than 5,000 illegal hoardings from the city in a day-long drive yesterday. Over 10,000 hoardings were removed from the rest of Maharashtra.